Muslims in Britain have a more favourable view of Communist China, Vladimir Putin’s Russia, and the theocratic Islamist regime in Iran than the United States, a poll has found. According to a survey by JL Partners for the Policy Exchange Think Tank, which polled a nationally representative sample of 2,223 adults in Britain, as well as 1,031 Muslims living in the UK, found a stark difference in worldview.
The survey was conducted between March 2nd and 13th, during the outset of the American-Israeli joint military operation against Iran. The survey found that Muslims in Britain were five times more likely to hold a positive opinion of the Iranian regime than the British public as a whole, with 39 per cent of Muslims having a favourable view of the mullahs in Tehran compared to just 8 per cent of all people in the UK. Meanwhile, Muslim respondents also had a significantly better opinion of Russia, with 29 per cent of Muslims holding a positive view of the Putin regime compared to 8 per cent of average Britons. Similarly, 38 per cent of Muslims in Britain hold a favourable opinion of Communist China, compared to 15 per cent among the public as a whole.
